During a warm, sunny afternoon, Nithya Palacherla ‘27, Fairy Patel ‘27 and Anika Kaja ‘28 prepare for the 2025 spring girls tennis season Feb. 24.
Approximately 60 players completed a variety of drills and two v. two matches.
“The tryouts last for a week. They [the coaches] make you play a doubles match with four people on the court so they can assess you on your serves, backhands and volleys,” Patel said.
Fairy has been playing tennis with a club for two years and finds it fun.
“It started off as a hobby to play with my parents, but then I just joined the school,” Patel said.
Nithya talks about her positive experience with the tryouts, highlighting the enjoyment of playing challenge matches.
“I think they went well. It was pretty fun. This is my second year playing with the school and I really enjoy it,” Palacherla said.
Nithya Palacherla made JV gold, Fairy Patel made JV black and Anika Kaja made JV gold team.
![The winter guard team makes fifth place at the state championship finals in the Denver Coliseum, March 30. The team performed to Barnes Country's “Glitter and Gold,” lead by coaches Margo Sanford, Blair Bickerton and Anna Orgren. In their class there were a total of nine groups participating, and the top five who made it to finals received a plaque. “[Walking onto the stage] is very nerve-wracking, but also very exciting as well. When you first start color guard there's a lot of anxiety and uncertainty when you first perform in front of an audience, but once you've done it for a while, it starts to become the best part of the season,” Ella West ‘25 said. “It's very fulfilling to see an audience react to something you've put your heart and soul into.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Both-socal-media-nd-website-main-1-1200x846.jpg)
